BHAGWATI PRASAD DIXIT 'GHOREWALA' vs RAJEEV GANDHI

The Supreme Court held that the High Court lacks jurisdiction to determine a candidate's loss of Indian citizenship under Section 9(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, as this authority is exclusively vested in the Central Government. The Court affirmed that the election petition was rightly dismissed for failing to disclose a cause of action, as the question of citizenship must be resolved by the designated authority and not by the High Court. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, upholding the election of the respondent.